Psalm 19:1 (NASB)
The
heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the
work of His hands.
Many years ago, I
was attending a dinner with a large group of people and the host of the dinner
stood up to offer a blessing. His
opening words quoted these two verses. I
had never heard of them before and after the dinner complimented the host for
such an impressive beginning to his blessing.
He humbly replied that these were not his words, but God’s words and
gave me the reference. Since that time,
often I too will quote Psalm 19:1-2 in my prayers, both private and public and
certainly encourage you to do the same.
Think of this
verse the next time you have a good view of the sky on a clear night when you
can see the stars (i.e. away from big city lights). Or, if you are able to enjoy the view from a
window seat of an airplane flying at night at 37,000 feet. We are too finite to fathom the vastness of
the heavens or the expanse of the earth and the oceans.
Facts about our universe are mind-boggling. For example, we see the light of stars (and
there are more stars in heaven than grains of sand on earth) in the heavens
that are billions of light years away from us.
A light year is the distance light can travel in one year at a speed of
186,000 miles per second. Stars we see
now may not exist anymore and there are other stars so far away that their
light has not yet had time to reach us.
It’s too complicated to explain here, but there is an explanation for
how the light of stars billions of light years away can reach the earth in only
a few thousand years.
The point here is
that God created the incomprehensible vastness of the universe and we see and
understand only glimpses of His creative power.
Two evidences of His power that we can see and enjoy many days of our
lives are the sunrise and the sunset.
Psalm 65:8 says “And they who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in
awe of Thy signs; Thou dost make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy”. Think about these “shouts of joy” when you
enjoy a sunrise or sunset. They tell of
the glory of God.
What other aspects of God’s creation declare His glory to you?
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